It's the responsibility of every parent or guardian to train their children so they can become responsible adults. To do this, there are many important lessons to teach our kids, but for the sake of this contest I will narrow it down to one very important lesson. You can call it the golden rule, the rule is simple: Treat others the way you want to be treated.
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Imagine a world where this simple rule is practiced by everyone. It will be so amazing to live among each other and relate with one another. This means there will be trust, fairness, and justice because everyone will be doing what is right.
Teaching our kids to treat others the way they want to be treated will help them to learn about empathy—putting themselves in other people's positions when treating them. This will give birth to kindness, love and understanding, which are all the characteristics we need to foster strong and lasting relationships among one another.
Growing up, I learned this from my parents, not very much by their talks or endless lectures, but mostly through their actions and relationships with others. My father is a leader of our local community. He is well respected and loved, not because he is the richest or wisest man among his peers, but because of the way he treats everyone around him.
My father is a fair man, kind, and has a heart full of compassion for everyone who crosses his path. It doesn't matter whether you are old, rich, poor, or a child. My dad will show you the same amount of love and respect he shows everyone else, as long as you deserve it.
Fast forward to when I started leaving the comfort of my home and stepping out into the wide world, and I realized that this golden rule isn't practiced by everyone. In fact, many people don't regard it, or they simply pretend it doesn't exist. This is why you see people cutting corners, engaging in corruption, and being greedy and selfish.
Imagine, just before we do that one action towards somebody else, we take a moment to ask ourselves, "What if the table is turned—will I still want to be treated the same way?" And if the answer is no, we can mend our ways and act towards the person just the same way we would have loved to be treated.
Some benefits of the golden rule
If we teach our kids the golden rule, they will have great relationships among their peers and even with everyone else that crosses their path. They will be loved and respected, their hearts will be filled with kindness and compassion. They will learn to be honest, tell the truth, and stand by what they believe in. They will learn how to be responsible, accountable, and ultimately grow up to become good adults.
Imagine a home where two partners treat each other with empathy instead of selfishness, as we sometimes witness among partners in our world today. There will be love, fairness, mutual respect, and peace. And any child that comes out of such a home will most likely follow the golden rule. I was raised to live by the golden rule, and I'm doing my best to imprint this rule on my child and in my future kids.
This is my entry into this week's Ladies of the Hive community Contest talking about one of the most important lessons to teach our children feel free to join in the conversation.
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wonderful piece Ma. Truly not all parents understand this. Some parents even teach their children how to take revenge. So anytime anyone offends them they must reply back immediately. That is what many of them grow up to know. That you cannot offend someone by mistake or step on their toe without them reacting.
Now I see that this is one of the reasons many people find it hard to keep good relationships that could have helped them go far in life and destiny. Just because of a small mistake they turn someone into an enemy. They lose valuable people that could have added meaning to their life. All because they cannot overlook little things.
We need to teach our children to be calm and to reason things out. When someone offends you try to think about it. Put yourself in their shoe and ask why the person did what they did. Just try to understand before you react. Blessings ma
Exactly, it takes kindness to realize that people makes mistakes and deserves forgiveness. May we all have the grace to teach our kids the right way to live.
A huge Amen.
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Very insightful post.
It’s evident that a lot of people were not brought up with the golden rule.
Especially people in position of little power, you’d expect them to show more empathy while carrying out duties but it’s the opposite.
Everyone should learn this, it makes the world a better place.
Yeah, there are some people in power who forgot that it won't last forever. If we all treat each other with empathy the world will be a better place .
Same thing has happened to me, I remember meeting different people and thinking things that were actually common sense in my home were actually not common, A lot of people are so selfish and unkind.
As parents we will continue to pass onto our kids the good things we have learnt from our parents
Haha, there were a lot of shocking things out there , when we start leaving the comfort of our home into the outside world, and that is why our parents training and lessons go along way in safe guiding us.
Exactly
Exactly, this golden rule will make this world a better place, our families will be filled with love and unity, our neighbourhood will radiate love, and the same goes for society and the world. It would make life easier for everyone. There will be less chaotic and riotous living among ourselves because we are respecting each other's boundaries by treating each other the way we would want to be treated. Thank you for sharing.
Yes, a simple, single rule that can make our world a better place, if only everyone will follow it.
I tell you, if and if only everyone will follow it.
Strategic and logical to the core.
Everybody will have peace and at the end we are better versions of ourselves.
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